2021–22 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2021–22 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by third-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	11–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Carolyn Kieger (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Aaron Kallhoff
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Ohio State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
No. 12 Michigan	13	–	4		.765			25	–	7		.781
No. 13 Maryland	13	–	4		.765			23	–	9		.719
No. 11 Indiana	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Michigan State	8	–	9		.471			15	–	15		.500
Purdue	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Minnesota	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	18		.379
Wisconsin	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Rutgers	3	–	14		.176			11	–	20		.355
Illinois	1	–	13		.071			7	–	20		.259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 11–18 and 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Rutgers in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

The Lady Lions finished the season 9–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. As the tenth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Ali Brigham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Franklin/George Mason Franklin, MA F 3 Ymke Brouwer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr United School of Sports Zürich, Switzerland G 4 Niya Beverly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS St. John's College/Wisconsin Laurel, MD G 5 Leilani Kapinus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr James Madison Memorial Madison, WI G 10 Tova Sabel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bromma Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden F 11 Anna Camden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Shipley Downingtown, PA F 12 Kayla Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Emerge Christian Academy Beltsville, MD G 15 Maddie Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Central Bucks West Doylestown, PA G 20 Makenna Marisa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Peters Township McMurry, PA G 22 Alli Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bellwood-Antis/Notre Dame Altoona, PA G 23 Shay Hagans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Osbourn Park Manassas, VA G 24 Nan Garcia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, IN G 25 Kelly Jekot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Cumberland Valley/Villanova Enola, PA	Head coach Carolyn Kieger (Marquette) Assistant coach(es) Aaron Kallhoff (Bemidji State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 6, 2022

Schedule and results

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		LIU	W 85–66	1–0	Bryce Jordan Center (1,797) University Park, PA
November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Rider	W 83–69	2–0	Bryce Jordan Center (1,839) University Park, PA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Delaware State	W 120–51	3–0	Bryce Jordan Center (1,879) University Park, PA
November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	L 64–67	3–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (805) Clemson, SC
November 26, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. St. John's Gulf Coast Showcase	W 80–75	4–1	Hertz Arena (250) Estero, FL
November 27, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 13 Iowa State	L 59–93	4–2	Hertz Arena (200) Gulf Coast Showcase
November 28, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Kent State	L 74–81	4–3	Hertz Arena (178) Gulf Coast Showcase
December 2, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 69–86	4–4	Conte Forum (833) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 6 Indiana	L 40–70	4–5 (0–1)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,224) Bloomington, IN
December 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Rutgers	W 52–48	5–5 (1–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,881) University Park, PA
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Youngstown State	W 78–58	6–5	Bryce Jordan Center (2,261) University Park, PA
December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesnse	W 68–60	7–5	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,139) Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2021* Noon, BTN+		Towson	Canceled		Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 10 Maryland	L 78–106	7–6 (1–2)	Xfinity Center (4,174) College Park, MD
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN		No. 11 Michigan	L 57–74	7–7 (1–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,622) University Park, PA
January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Illinois	W 90–72	8–7 (2–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,048) University Park, PA
January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN+		at Northwestern	W 63–59	9–7 (3–3)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (939) Evanston, IL
January 23, 2022 3:00 p.m., BTN+		at Wisconsin	L 57–69	9–8 (3–4)	Kohl Center (3,189) Madison, WI
January 25, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN		No. 23 Iowa	L 79–107	9–9 (3–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,669) University Park, PA
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Michigan State	L 58–79	9–10 (3–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,551) University Park, PA
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		No. 17 Maryland	L 71–82	9–11 (3–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,678) University Park, PA
February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska	L 61–76	9–12 (3–8)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,839) Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Northwestern	L 72–78	9–13 (3–9)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,401) University Park, PA
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at Purdue	L 77–81	9–14 (3–10)	Mackey Arena (2,902) West Lafayette, IN
February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at Rutgers	L 62–71	9–15 (3–11)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,933) Piscataway, NJ
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Nebraska	W 83–76	10–15 (4–11)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,801) University Park, PA
February 21, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan State	W 79–71	11–15 (5–11)	Breslin Center (2,985) East Lansing, MI
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN+		at No. 17 Ohio State	L 55–78	11–16 (5–12)	Value City Arena (3,618) Columbus, OH
February 27, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Minnesota	L 83–94	11–17 (5–13)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,401) University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN	(12)	vs. (13) Rutgers First Round	L 50–75	11–18	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked and Did not receive votes
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.